Man accused of peeping

Wednesday

Clifford Longworth Michael, 65, of Straits Road, was charged Wednesday by the Carteret County Sheriff's Office with secretly peeping using a video device.

Michael is accused of placing a high tech hidden camera in his tenant’s bathroom located in the upstairs portion of his own residence that he was currently renting to two female acquaintances, according to the CCSO. The women became suspicious when they noticed a new item that was in the bathroom. After further inspection of the item they found a motion activated hidden camera inside.

They turned the device over to Sheriff’s Detectives who discovered compromising images of the females stored on an embedded memory card.

Authorities say Michael cooperated with the investigation and admitted to the placement of the device.

Bond was set at $10,000. He is scheduled to have a first court appearance Thursday.

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